Direction indicator



A. F. LAMB.

DIRECTION INDICATOR. APPLICATION FILED FEB. 19, 1921.

Patented Jan, 3, 1922.

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I filled refinish Be itknovv that AnAm -fFkLelneg-e tie in "zen of theUnitedStetes; endareside t off i and a compact indic'etor yvhich isapplicable toany standard form ofvehiole .now'in use anclone which islocated withinconvene; ient rea chofthe operator and reedily oper-j:

' e A further object ofits"inv s men in. thefcombinationjwith anindicetor of, the; character set forth, (of "illnminatlng "means j the iof e York, i k -war -B eh; borough of Queens, in the county oflQueens iend State of New York, have inventedef new and ImprovedDirectionInd'ic'ator,4of-l ect description. I 1 o 'This inventionrelates ,generelly to the c'las s of Signalling.tleiicesidndihasvpeiftionltirl 1 reference to fa direction indicator eclaptetli to i be associated with" a 'r'riotorlvehicl' for? the purpose ofsiggnztllingv the" intention ofjthe;

operetor to makf a turn, or his Vehicle;

we stop. r r The invention contemplates the prov1s1onfi i i of adirection find i cetor/,itofimotor yehicles which'willeffectively-indicate the intention of the driverto turn ,or stop oncming'or; following trelficu p, it

One of'the prin" I p p vention is to provide a simple, inexpenslyeyfl}able by him'.- i

I therefor which is entomz ttically actnated I when the deflilslliftfid:to "indiceting 4;

. With, the a'boIve" recitedfendother; ob ects underlying structure. 5

2 taken approximately on the line [2+2 f FigureL' so u i i n-openingfll2. A Lpair of standards arej in Vie e "-wh appe er he ea t 3reference is hadjto the following j spec ficag tion, the appendedf-claims and the accomsh Figure: 1; is ,a side elevetionflof theiindeetor, partsbeing insection to disclose th F'gure 2 is a sectlonal plzinView thereof Referring to the drawings :by characters};

7 of reference, lOdesignetes a'eas'ing or housing whichis adztptedtobesecnred to the side of a'vehicle 'zidj'acent the drivei s seat. 1The?- "casing is open at its outer. side; and pro-n vi'deol withinwardly :proj ecting, rearwardlyf inclined flenges11, th inner freeends of;

which are spaced apart toprovide 2i vertical secured Within the casingadjacent its innerpper:anajlqwemns; l j c of them-,1"

yimmens medium; f i i I a s n x h upper "pivot :17; thereoffis i 5; j

passed through the ertica -sips 1 8. ,The i extremitiesifof theinnermost baggie-15 extend i throngh vertical slotlilj intheinner W51111 one end-mi the rollers and at the opposite end to theihead'2l.f-flHelicel springs 24: are suits Qably connected fa tlone e lilditO 6&0111f0ll6ffi11d: z t their 'oppositef ends t 'the casingythesemei'servingto"normally tension the roller"? i i to effect 'thexwindingofthe strips 23there-;

bn- W en th la y-tonesp bie i" X-- tended, (the; strips are aclaptedrtonn wound from j'the rollers and thefspringl is jplacednnder tension, @Asthe lezy -tonggis."; i retractedfthe*springsgwill{operateito indj pthe'i s'trips onf therollers} The" outer} sur-ilj Y faces'ef each stripnareisnitablyu inscribed 1' with a handz'25 01 other indiciaiindicativeJ T i of theiinvention of the ldriverto make mum o ,{or stop.1 In orderitoprovide;meenSwhiCh, f

w ll ender th devi i le a h 'eleci-l' v ric-l'amps 26 are' mountediintheuflanges ll aiandisuitabl'yl"includedin a oircuitjhavinge 1,, Hsource of V electricz ll energy. 3, A pair "of [binding posts 27, and'28 are connected to" o1): Hposite terminals-of thecircuit, thebintlingI post 27 having a;contactmember'QSsecnred g theretonqThe binding p'ost28 iis provided t H with a spring tonguefiO hichis' normally A' IQHGI31' ismounted on theipivot l-7ifo'r the purpose of efie'cting thecontact of spring tongne w ithithe member eewh n the f 1 y n lazy tongisextended. By' 'thisf arrange I ment; it Willibeobvions thatliponprojection V {of the.indicatingeleinentfrorn the casing; l side toconstitute-1a; supporting frame for;

disposed out ofjcontact with themember 29.

ilo i the circuit 5; will be: closed to energize 1 the if i' i L lamps26 and illuminate "the outersuriaces of the strips 23. When the deviceis in nonindicating position, the head '21 willclose the opening torender the" same Water and V dust proof.

ferred embodiment of the invention, it is to be understood thatvariations and modifications falling Within thegscope' of theappend 'iinner endsto provide a slot, an extensible be resorted to when io'undarmsecured jatitsinner end Within the cas-' ing and projectable throughsaidslot, a pair of spring rollers j ourna'ledat opposite sides ofi'thesecured end of said arm ithin the cas- 1 ing strips having trafficsignaling indicia secured to each roller at one end and normallyWoundithereon, sald strlpsbeing secured vat 25 their other'ends to theoppositesides of the free end of the arm, a head secured to the free endof the arm, means projecting through the inner Wall of V the casing foreffectinglthe contraction andgez'itension of the arm, said head servingupon retraction of the arm to close the.slot, an illuminating delVhilethere has beenv illustrated a vice on the inclined Walls for floodingthe outer surfaces ofthe strips with light,i and automaticmeans'operable upon projection of the arm for actuating the llluminatingmeans, the outer surface of said lncli-ned Walls serving as a reflectingmeans for i11u-- minatlng the same. r I

2. A dlrectlon lndlcator for vehlcles, comprising a hollow casingadapted to ,be secured to the sideofa vehicle halving inwardlyvprojecting inclined Walls, spaced apart "at their inner ends to providea slot at the side ofthezcasing; a lazy tong arm selcu'red Within" thecasing and projectable through the slot, aheadalt its outer end serv ingupon retraction of the arm Within the casingfto engage with theinwardlyprojectingwallsto close the slot, a pair oi. spring rollers ,journaledin ,the' upper and lower Walls'oi" the casing, strips secured at theirinner ends. of 'thefarm and at. their outer ends to the'opposite sidesof the free "end of the arm, said strips bearing trafiicsignal- ,in'gindicia thereon and serving to normally place the rollers under tensionupon project10n of the arm, and means progecting 'throughthe inner Wallofjthe casing for acv 'tuating the arm to efiect its projection;

through sloth AD M-BLAM

